Michele DIEKMANN

Biography

Michele Diekmann, Director Sector Policy at KfW Development Bank.

Michele Diekmann is Director of Sector Policy at KfW Development Bank in Frankfurt, with over two decades of experience in international development cooperation.

She has been holding her current position as Director of the Sector Policy Department since June 2024. Between 2015 and 2024 she was Head of Division, amongst others for the unit Crisis Prevention and Response in the Middle East Region. Prior to this she was Senior Manager Strategy and Partnerships for several years.

Ms. Diekmann holds a Master’s Degree in International Management from the Maastricht University of Business and Economics. 

Speaking at

Strengthening IP&LC Leadership in tiger conservation: Voices from the landscape [Event starts at 7:30pm]

Oct 10 2025 (20:00 - 21:00)

Room: IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R2
Strengthening IP&LC Leadership in tiger conservation: Voices from the landscape [Event starts at 7:30pm]
Innovating for impact: the WALD Innovation Facility bridging private finance and nature positive projects (4:30pm)

Oct 11 2025 (15:00 - 16:00)

Room: IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R1
Innovating for impact: the WALD Innovation Facility bridging private finance and nature positive projects (4:30pm)
The WALD Innovation Facility: Scaling and accelerating nature-positive solutions for climate, biodiversity and livelihoods

Oct 13 2025 (09:30 - 10:00)

Room: Press conference room
The WALD Innovation Facility: Scaling and accelerating nature-positive solutions for climate, biodiversity and livelihoods